Poria cocos or Poria cocos both have the effect of removing dampness, but Poria cocos is mostly used to treat dampness and heat, and Poria cocos is mostly used to treat cold dampness and water dampness, so the two medicines are not comparable. However, the effect of a single drug in removing dampness is limited, and should be used by the doctor after identification and matching.
Poria cocos has the efficacy of removing dampness, facilitating the joints and detoxifying. It can be used in treating undercarriage, dampness-heat drenching, musculoskeletal pain caused by mercury poisoning and syphilis, contracture of limbs, carbuncle, scrofula (mainly refers to cervical lymph node tuberculosis) (equivalent to cervical lymph node tuberculosis), scabies. People with liver and kidney yin deficiency should be cautious of taking Poria cocos.
Poria has the effects of strengthening the spleen and seeping dampness, inducing diuresis, and tranquilizing the heart. It is used for edema and low urine output, phlegm-drinking vertigo and palpitations (vertigo and palpitations caused by phlegm-drinking and evil qi), deficiency of the spleen and low food intake, restlessness of the mind, palpitations, palpitations and insomnia, and loose stools (thin and unshaped feces) and diarrhea.
Both Poria cocos and Poria cocos have the effect of removing dampness, but there is a difference between cold dampness and dampness-heat. Poria cocos is generally used to treat cold dampness and water dampness. Poria cocos is generally used to treat dampness and heat. So there is no comparability.
If you are not feeling well, please consult a doctor in time, and use medication under the guidance of the doctor’s diagnosis, and do not use medication on your own, so as not to cause damage to the organism.